SEC Filing — Serve Robotics

Serve Robotics Inc.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 17, 2026

SERVE ROBOTICS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware 001-42023 85-3844872
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

| 730 Broadway
Redwood City, CA | | 94063 | | (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |

(818) 860-1352
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Resignation of Sarfraz Maredia
On June 17, 2026, Sarfraz Maredia, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Serve Robotics Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Company of his decision to resign from the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Maredia’s decision to resign did not result from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

Appointment of Andreas Lieber
On June 22, 2026, upon the recommendation of the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board, the Board appointed Andreas Lieber as a member of the Board, effective immediately, to serve as a Class I director filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Maredia. Mr. Lieber will serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

Mr. Lieber will be compensated for his service as a director in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated outside director compensation policy, as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2026, in connection with the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Lieber has entered into a customary indemnification agreement with the Company in the form previously approved by the Board pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify Mr. Lieber to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liability that may arise by reason of his service to the Company and to advance his expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against him to which he could be indemnified. The foregoing description of the Indemnification Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such Indemnification Agreement, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.

Mr. Lieber currently serves as General Manager, Industry & Technology at California Forever, where he leads the development of the Solano Foundry, one of the largest planned advanced manufacturing parks in North America, a position he has held since April 2024. Prior to that, he held various roles at Shippo, an e-commerce shipping platform, including Chief Operating Officer from 2022 to 2024 and Chief Business Officer from 2021 to 2022. Before joining Shippo, Mr. Lieber served as General Manager and Interim CEO of Postmates from December 2020 to August 2021, and as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Corporate Development at Postmates from January 2019 to December 2020. Mr. Lieber previously held senior roles at Pinterest, Groupon and Yahoo!. Mr. Lieber has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences Aachen (FH Aachen). We believe that Mr. Lieber is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive experience and expertise in technology, business development, and strategic partnerships across the logistics, e-commerce, and mobility industries.

There are no family relationships between any director or executive officer of the Company and Mr. Lieber and no transactions reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in which he has a direct or indirect material interest. Further, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Lieber and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director. The Board has determined that Mr. Lieber qualifies as an “independent director” under the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the applicable Nasdaq rules. On June 24, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Lieber as director. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description
10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement
99.1 Press Release, dated June 24, 2026
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

Exhibit 99.1

Serve Robotics Appoints Andreas Lieber to Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, 2026 -- Serve Robotics Inc. (Nasdaq: SERV), a leading autonomous robotics company, today announced the appointment of Andreas Lieber to the company’s Board of Directors, effective June 22, 2026. Mr. Lieber will replace Sarfraz Maredia, Global Head of Autonomous Mobility & Delivery at Uber, who is stepping down after serving three years on Serve’s Board.

Andreas Lieber brings deep experience scaling technology and logistics businesses across Uber, Postmates, Pinterest, Groupon, Yahoo, and T-Mobile. At Postmates, he served as General Manager and interim CEO, leading the company through its integration with Uber, the period during which Serve was spun out as an independent company. He later served as Chief Operating Officer of Shippo, the logistics and shipping platform, and currently serves as General Manager, Industry & Technology, at California Forever, where he is responsible for building and leading the company’s manufacturing and industrial business across one of the country’s largest planned development projects.

“Serve started on sidewalks delivering food, and we’re now operating robots in hospitals and kitchens as well as beginning to build the infrastructure for other robotics companies to run on. That’s a different company than the one we started, and the board is growing with it,” said Ali Kashani, co-founder and CEO of Serve Robotics. “Andreas has built and scaled exactly this kind of platform, at Postmates and Shippo in logistics, at Uber and Pinterest, and now city-scale infrastructure at California Forever. That’s the perspective we need as we grow.”

“Sarfraz Maredia joined us when sidewalk delivery was still considered niche. He helped us build the discipline and focus that made our evolution possible, and played an important role in helping Serve become a public company. We’re grateful for that foundation,” added Kashani.

“It has been a privilege to serve on Serve’s Board over the past three years. Watching this team grow a small footprint in sidewalk robots into a robotics infrastructure company has been exciting to see,” said Sarfraz Maredia. “Given his background at Postmates and Uber, I am confident Andreas Lieber is the right person for where Serve is headed, and I look forward to watching what comes next.”

About Serve Robotics

Serve Robotics (Nasdaq: SERV) designs and operates autonomous robots that navigate complex, human-centric environments. Since spinning off from Uber in 2021, Serve has deployed more than 2,000 robots across the U.S., reaching a population of approximately 3 million and supporting delivery for more than 4,000 restaurants. In 2026, Serve acquired Diligent Robotics, expanding its operations beyond sidewalk delivery into indoor service robots used in hospitals. Serve designs both the hardware and software behind its robots, enabling them to work safely in public and private environments at scale.

For more information, visit www.serverobotics.com.